The Best Time for Standing in Night Prayer
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Which is better, standing in night prayer immediately after the 'Isha' prayer, making the prayer longer, or praying in the last part of the night, but not making the prayer long?
Answer:
The last part of the night is better in terms of time, because the time of the Divine Descent is the best. However, the one who does not trust that he will get up as much as he trusts that he will get up—fearing that he will not get up—should perform the witr at the beginning of the night and pray whatever he wants at the beginning of the night, then sleep. If he does get up, he prays whatever is easy for him in addition to the first prayer, and he is content with the first witr.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Which is better, standing in night prayer immediately after the 'Isha' prayer, making the prayer longer, or praying in the last part of the night, but not making the prayer long?
Answer:
The last part of the night is better in terms of time, because the time of the Divine Descent is the best. However, the one who does not trust that he will get up as much as he trusts that he will get up—fearing that he will not get up—should perform the witr at the beginning of the night and pray whatever he wants at the beginning of the night, then sleep. If he does get up, he prays whatever is easy for him in addition to the first prayer, and he is content with the first witr.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 288- أفضل وقت لقيام الليل|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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